Henry L. Gogerty
American architect
Henry L. Gogerty (1894–1990) was an American architect. He is best known for designing over 350 schools and industrial buildings in Southern California.
Biography
Early life
He was born on January 30, 1894, in Zearing, Iowa.[1][2] He received a Liberal Arts certificate from the University of Dubuque in 1913, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1917, and later received a degree in architecture from the University of Southern California.[1][2] During the First World War, he served in the field artillery.[2]
Career
Baine Building in 2024
Together with Carl Jules Weyl (1890-1948), he designed numerous buildings in Hollywood, California, including:
- Palace Theater (1926) 1735 N. Vine Street, Spanish Colonial[3][4]
- Baine Building (1926), 6601-09 Hollywood Boulevard, Spanish Colonial[3][4]
Hollywood Studio Building in 2024
- Hollywood Studio Building (1927), 6554 Hollywood Boulevard, Spanish Colonial[3]
- Yucca Vine Tower (1929), 6305-09 Yucca Street, Art Deco[1][4]
- Fred C. Thompson Building, 6528-6540 Sunset Boulevard, Spanish Colonial[1][5]
He also designed many school buildings, including:
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School in South Los Angeles (1936 to 1938)[1]
- Union High School in Visalia, California (1950).[1]
- New buildings for Gardena High School in Gardena, California (1956), together with D. Stewart Kerr[1]
- Antelope Valley College's new campus in Lancaster, California (1959)[1]
- New buildings for Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California (1961)[1]
- Buildings for South Hills High School in West Covina, California (1963)[1]
Other buildings he designed include:
- Grand Central Air Terminal of the Glendale Airport in Glendale, California (1928)[1][4]
Johnny's Steak House Building in 2024
- Johnny's Steak House Building at 6553 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California (1930)[3]
- A dance studio at 6274-84 Yucca Street in Hollywood, California (1930)[1]
- Los Angeles Public Library Compton branch (1936)[1]
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory in Culver City, California (1941-1942)[1]
- United States Navy Naval Ordnance Test Station in Inyokern, California (1942-1943)[1]
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory in Fullerton, California (1957-1958)[1]
He also designed the Biltmore Hotel's bedrooms in Palm Springs, California, while the building itself was designed by Frederick Monhoff (1897–1975),[6] and he designed and operated the Desert Air Hotel and Palm Desert Airpark in Rancho Mirage, California until 1968.[2]
He sat on the Board of Trustees of the St. Anne's Foundation and was the recipient of the Angel Award in 1988.[2]
Personal life
He married in 1922 and divorced in 1930.[1] He died on January 4, 1990, in Los Angeles County, California.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Henry L. Gogerty (Architect)
- ^ a b c d e f Henry L. Gogerty; Architect Who Designed Gliding Classroom Walls, The Los Angeles Times, April 06, 1990
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
- ^ a b c d Winter, Robert (2009). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-0893-6.
- ^ "Fred C. Thompson Buidling" (PDF). Los Angeles City Planning Department. August 15, 2019.
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Biltmore Hotel, Palm Springs, CA
